SPCE Mech - Class of 2007

Reading the batsman

2010-08-11T22:06:00.000-07:00

2008-11-17T08:55:00.000-08:00

LOVE FOR JOY OF LOVING

Do you believe in the concept of "Loving for the joy loving without expecting anything in return?" I know all this sounds very good for philosophy and literature but let me tell you that it does happen in practicality too. It’s when you like someone to such an extent that it doesn’t matter whether that person reciprocates the same feeling with you or not. Here's a small story I want to share with you......

December 2005:

I had first seen her on my rehearsal for an inter-collegiate fashion show; she looked very simple yet very much different from the rest of the faces. There was elegance in everything she did, she had a grace that was quite distinct and there was something that attracted me towards her. I was quite surprised that how come such a pretty face went unnoticed from my vision for so long, but was happy to see her at last.

It’s quite interesting, that however extrovert you are, somehow you tend to lose all you flamboyance when you face the girl you have lost your heart to. The case wasn't any different for me, all my “who cares” and “I am cool” attitude somehow use to betray me whenever I confronted her. Though I couldn't talk much to her whatever conversation we use to have were quite enthralling for me. Even though we talked nothing except the steps and sequences for the fashion show it was interesting for me, as it was the only way I use to get an opportunity to speak to her.

It had never happened to me before, that I found myself dumbstruck in front of any girl, but somehow it was a different case here. By now I knew that I had started getting feeling for her but since I knew myself better than anyone, I wanted some more time so that doubts if any gets abated considerably.

Two Months Later:

After lot of advice from my dear ones I decided to go for it, yes I was about to confess that I had hearts for her, still not prepared how to put it in front of her and not knowing how she will react I made my move. I remember that beautiful evening, she was sitting in the college quadrangular busy with her project work; aah…she was looking very pretty, with her curly hair properly tugged in a pony, her specks adding cuteness to her face. I wished that, the time could have frizzed and I could have watched her like that for the rest of my life. [But as it was not a movie! nothing of that sort was possible, these all thing only happen in Bollywood] So as I approached her, I could feel my heart racing twice the normally speed, my hands got cold and there were lot of butterflies in my stomach. You know its just that it doesn’t matter how many time in life you have proposed a girl, anytime you do it again you find it difficult to admit, that you love that girl, I guess more than anything it is the fear to hear a denial and on top of that to lose her.

After preparing myself for any consequences to follow I finally told her how I felt for her, and than there followed a small silence.... making me more nervous. Taking her own time with the same grace as always she answered me with such a politeness that I was very much moved, she had her own priorities and I respected her decision and finally we moved away with a word to be friends forever.

Time went by, but my feelings for her couldn’t die. I tried hard but something about her was hard to forget what??? I have no clue. And even today as she is miles away from me I still love her knowing she is not meant for me, knowing she has no feelings for me. With no hope for things to change I still love her for the joy of loving. That doesn’t mean I have stopped living, but whatever happens further in life, somewhere in the corner of my heart I will always remember her and love her for ever!!

Disclaimer:

The story is a work of fiction. If related to any person dead or alive than it is just a pure coincidence and unintended.

More MotionView

2008-11-07T02:55:00.000-08:00

Hello Again.
I have been trying to do this Cam Shaft and Follower thing since a week, got the glitches out finally and the thing worked!

थोड़ा MultiBody Dynamics

2008-11-03T11:13:00.000-08:00

Hello people !
Just as a usual timepass, I made this MultiBody Dynamics (MBD) model.
Let me spread ग्यान about MBD.
Those who did the CATIA/Pro-e course in the college might know this assembly.
Well I went a step further with it and made it into a simulation using Altair MotionView.
For those who don't know CATIA or Pro-E (yet) or anything to do with CAD/CAE:
These components were drawn and assembled on the CAD software CATIA and saved as an IGES. Then imported in Altair HyperMesh (pre-processing module in Altair HW) and meshed with element size 15. Using a special trick (which is unrevealable here, took time to work it out, बोलेतोह I am still learning, समजा? ), the meshed model was brought into MotionView (MBD module in Altair HW). Joint relationship was established between components, a motion to the shaft was given and there we are, this is called putting जान in a बेजान model !
Hope you liked it.

2008-10-20T11:35:00.000-07:00

Congratulations: Take a bow Sir!!! A career spanning 2 decades, (bat)tling the expectations, the pressure and the criticism. And when you consider the rate at which children are born in India, the number of people expecting him to perform everytime, increases every second. For someone who has gone through all this pressure and more, numbers seem to be insignificant but nonetheless they just testify the class of Sachin Tendulkar, God to his fans, terror for the opponents, role-model of many a youngsters, motivator in the dressing room and yet a quintessential boy next door. Congratulations Sachin Tendulkar

Postcards from Mohali - 17th October 2008.

The Farewell - 2010 viewings

2008-08-01T10:17:00.000-07:00

Hey people of Mech07'
Where has everyone dissappeared, why has this blog stopped getting its regular feed of posts....कहा छुपे है सब के सब ? सामने आओ !!
OK... मत आओ ! सब लोग busy है !!
well, this post was just an update about our Farewell video, it has touched 2010 views on YouTube. Yeah I know, you guys must be sneaking in your cubicles during lunch break and viewing this video twice everytime you start it....!!
Comeon people, post something about your self....

CHEER LEADERS

2008-04-26T03:24:00.000-07:00

Really I believe its high time that we decide whether we need these hypocrites politicians to guide us and tell us that what are we suppose to watch and what are we suppose to do? These people who have nothing but only money everything for them just to gain importance and get noticed create some or other fuss every time, so that they can take an undue advantage of such situations either to bank their votes or their bank balance.

Now if they had no happening controversies they founded one from the "Game in Buzz" yes you guessed it right the IPL [INDIAN PREMIER LEAGUE], now they have problem with the cheer leaders, now really i have no clue what problem they have with them. Some said that "What relation they make with sport?"; others feel that their dance was neither western nor classical, whereas some felt it was vulgar and we can't watch it siting with our family.

But I don't remember any such things when I watched all these games, yes they only added some spice to the game but "VULGAR" by no chance it was what they are accusing it to be. Nonetheless I strongly believe that we live in a diplomatic country and we have right to decide what we want to see or what we want to follow; then from where do these senseless people get rights do decide on our behalf whats good for us. And if they have problem or in fact anyone who has problem can simply avoid these matches simply swap the channels, why to make a fuss out of nothing.

But no this won't happen because there is no one who can raise voice against all these nonsense,and actually we are the one who are to be blamed for all this as we are the one who have elected these so called representative of people,who good for nothing.

Even in this case I am pretty sure the whole issue is because they were left out in the money game, simple as it looks to be. When their pockets will be filled they wont have any problem with the cheer leaders, neither they will have problem with their dance nor their clothing.

Vanilla Sky

2008-03-12T08:21:00.000-07:00

“That every passing minute is a another chance to turn it all around.” -Sofia Serrani (Vanilla Sky).

Just got up watching this movie on my laptop, after an entire 2 weeks of designing an engine for my Power Train Module. Vanilla Sky is the most awesome movie i have ever seen after Being Cyrus. It takes courage to make such a movie. What did i learn from the movie? Well, the answer is in the first line of this post, yeah, everything in your life is because of you want it to. You want to study? well, there you go…you are studying and you got your engine…..You want to earn money? lots of it? there you go…you are a millionaire…..its in our hand people, its our decision, we write our own story and no one else. I believe this blog has never been so philosophical, but thats the way it is this time, living alone most of the time can make your brain work (rather faster), cause you have your brain to your self. Being alone is a double sided coin…..what rubbish, all coins have two sides….yeah i know but its just to mention its significance….I don’t like being alone ALL the time, but i have realized that it helps living in a hostel. Well, for that matter I am alone only when i am in my room, in the kitchen, i am with everyone, cooking, eating dinner together. Living away from home has made me think myself, no strings, no harness, to go deep into some theory….thats why I was able to design my engine, my very first vehicle engine !! The old habit of asking why has woken up again. I remember my professor in undergrad college say…the happiness of knowing something is greater than anything else, you should always ask “why”. I am experiencing that bliss, that happiness…….or is it …..happYness??
Bye for now

Originally Posted at 11:55pm GMT (08/03/2008) on shethLog

Adhoc Fried Noodles

2007-11-29T14:27:00.000-08:00

Heres a recipe for you people, try it, its not that difficult, and its not thermodynamics or rocket science!

cook spaghetti in boiling water for 12 minutes
heat oil in pan
put chopped garlic in heated oil
add chopped onion
add pepper (capsicum)
any other vegetable which u might find suitable
add the spaghetti to all this
Italian Passata sauce, or tomato puree with onions and garlic paste
add salt to taste
may be soya sauce, if u wish to
garam masala, a little
cook well

I have named it adhoc because i didn't go in the kitchen with a mindset of making fried noodles. It was just simple boiled spaghetti in sauce which i had in mind, i just happened to chop onions and put oil in the vessel, to try something new ! sometimes, boredom makes me cook awesome dishes.
And i am not putting up a pic of this because its adhoc, u might get a different colour, so don't get dissappointed, its adhoc, off the cuff!!

Two Months completed in Coventry

2007-11-17T10:14:00.000-08:00

Its been two months since i have been in Coventry. I really didn’t want to write this sentence on a blog, but fact is “I am busy”. Heres my usual routine: Mornings, start making breakfast, usually its tea and toast butter or jam, and sometimes wheat flakes. Then a cold walk to the college, lecture upto one o clock, with a break halfway, then lecture again after lunch, upto five o clock, if its a full day. Or, its assignments whole day and then talking to mom and dad in the evening upto 6 o clock. Eight o clock is cooking time again, spagetti or some kinda rice usually, but yeah, i do cook dosa or pudla once in a while, my flat-mates are south Indians, and they make awesome original sambhar, without using any of that sambhar powder!! No one works here on weekends. Saturday is working day for me, with laundrette work, and some grocery shopping if required. Yeah i am online almost all day, yeah i do chat with friends, but thats all i do along with studying and writing assignments. Christmas nearing, lets see how it goes by.
bye for now, have to fold my clothes.

Posted on: 18:05 GMT

Postcards from Coventry

2007-10-24T09:02:00.001-07:00

This is where I stay in Coventry, its called Singer Hall, where Singer Cars was founded. It was the Singer club till mid 1970s after being taken over by some other company
Thats Jaguar Building, where most of my lectures takes place.

This is Liv 54, a pub meant only for Coventry University students, went there for the entire freshers week, was complete fun !!

The Farewell - 1000 viewings on YouTube

2007-10-07T08:26:00.000-07:00

Yeah !! The Farewell has exactly 1000 viewings (means the video has been seen 1000 times) as of now on YouTube !
Heres the link to that video again.

Well, as i mentioned in the earlier post, i am adjusting to the new environment here in the UK. Its getting colder everyday and winter will be here soon. But i feel at home now!
My first module starts tomorrow. Lets see how things go from tomorrow.

of burnt cabbage and perfect pudla

2007-09-30T03:45:00.000-07:00

After two weeks of landing in the United Kingdom, i have finally begun to settle down. The first week was International Students’ welcome week, where i met new people, and enjoyed a bit. Went to the Warwick Castle, and last Friday, i shifted to my term time accommodation, where i started to settle down, well, atleast for an year now.

The last week (second week in the UK) was Induction week, where we got to know a few of our professors and the way studies will take place. and this Friday Saturday and Sunday was cooking induction for me, and i am quite happy that…well…I CAN COOK !!!

Made cabbage for dinner on Friday, Mixed vegetable Kolhapuri for lunch on Saturday and pudla for dinner. 1% of the cabbage got burnt cause i used the wrong vessel for cooking it, but the masala was perfect, and yesterdays pudla (thin pan cakes of onion+tomato in gram flour) were perfect. And as every one knows, it takes time to achieve perfection (perfection को improve करने मे time लगता है ).

Mr. Big Mouth

2007-09-27T09:03:00.000-07:00

Before you read the blog...plz glance through this....
http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/indvaus/content/current/story/312735.html

I don't understand whats wrong with the Australians. I believe the folks below the equator think reverse...or maybe bcoz Australia is so far down.. that wo log sirf GIRI HUI BATEIN KARTE HAI....
Ponting has had the notorious reputation of shooting his mouth off at press conferences... but dude, u gotta grow up.... in the above article, he mentions the Aussies wud be better off playing against India wid SACHIN-SOURAV-RAHUL trio than without them.... big joke...thats a clear cheapshot...
I dont understand what he wants to prove wid a statement like this... Whether he thinks he can pressurize the Indian Selectors into not playing these 3 greats, or whether he plans to affect their confidence, either way, he must understand, that perhaps after scoring more than 35,000 runs between them, such people r IMMUNE to cheapshots like these....

No doubt the new and youthful team did a gr8 job in T20 WC...but 50 over games r a different ball game...(actually its a bat-ball game), and so the experience-youth-confidence combination is gonna be hard to beat..
DRAVID, free from the onus of leading the side, wud be eager to score heavily....

DADA, wid his classy drives and powerful lofts, wud be as solid as ever at the top...

and ofcourse,
SACHIN.... what to say of him.... Is in gr8 form, and i m sure Ponting wud eat his words and choke on them while he is chasing the balls to the boundry.....
On the other hand, Ponting himself is not 100% fit...and Hussey and Watson r out of the series...so when Ponting thought of winning the series, an Andaz Apna Apna dialog popped up into my mind...

"Abe saale, pehle koshish ke kaabil to ban...."

However, looking at the recent India matches..(not T20), I feel you dont need good bowlers of fielders to get these 3 legends out... All you need is ppl like this....

So knowing the fact that ICC has plenty of these species.... I am sure that this series is gonna be a gr8 one...... Do enjoy the cricket....

Life in US for an MS student

2007-09-22T02:11:00.000-07:00

This is the first time i will be writing a blog, so please excuse me if its gets boring ;)
Name: Ameya Ghurye
Current Location: Purdue Univ, Indiana, US.

The first thing u will notice after landing in US is the number of cars, its the most striking thing, but here there are more cars then people. Car is a necessity.
Then come the gals.........man they are babes and there dressing style kills you, the hot (short) pants they wear are really hot and really short ;) , but alas it is gonna last for very few weeks, winter is coming fast and it gets very cold here, ( lowest -20C , will get really fucked when that happens).
Gotta make adjustments tho, US is all about hardwork, the courses are not that tough but they give u a lot off HW and above all u have to do ur own assignments (thats killing for me....... but perfect for rajeev or maulik)
Being from mechanical and having no course in probability stats.........am really getting fucked up......have to do a lot of extra studying. also have realised how much i have njoyed(and worked less) in Bachelors ;)
But the biggest problem is of food...........cooking is a pain..........eating out is even worst............ veg food is absent here, one has to always go for non veg.........i never had problem with dat but 7 days a week non veg is not that gr8........ u get bored.
There are few positives too................u become a bit self reliant (atleast i have learned a bit of cooking).......................u get a bigger exposure and being in Industrial Engineering i can take courses in B-school ( B-school courses are the best ....... they fuck u a lot...........but u learn a lot too) ............
All in all is a good experience ;)

Hey please gimme some comments as too wat more shud i write about.............ask something specific, i am not good at essay writing ;)

104 - TOW The Workaholic Me

2007-09-06T05:10:00.001-07:00

104 - TOW The Workaholic Me

Well, the title to the post (and also my orkut display name) is justified by the fact that i posting here after a gap of more than 1 month....
In my last post, i mentioned my schedule.....well, soon after i posted it, my timetable went for a toss...training began to get extended, tests started becoming exceedingly tough.....no gym, swimming pool seemed non-existent and tennis was out of question.... My primary goal was redefined....going back to the basics....FOOD, CLOTHING AND SHELTER.... If this goes on, pretty soon i mite end up like this....

I made it a point to hv a heavy breakfast, coz lunch time was as fickle as the Indian cricket team's form....1.30...2...2.30....sumtimes no lunch at all...just a sandwich....I even had tough time finding some moments to grab a cup of coffee(yes...even though its free, i didnt drink much...)...and dinner was just like a midnight snack....Here, I can't resist quoting a dialog from Andaz Apna Apna.....
"Aisa hi chalta raha, to 1 din mere hi patte bich jayenge......."
However, I realized that all this was coming to me naturally..... We had an allotted lunch time....every1 took their lunch around 1 pm.....but it was just my ass that was not willing to lose contact with the chair in which i sit.... It was not like I was being stopped fm going home at 6.30...but I liked staying and working late...... I enjoyed sitting and staring at the code in my computer, making it look like i am actually gonna come up with a breakthrough snippet in a short time...even though in reality it was just like a Brett Lee bouncer, going about 10 miles above my head.....

Whatever it was , i realized that there was always a voice inside my head saying...."A few more mins., and I'll complete this part....." or "Let me do this much and then I can hv a nice lunch....". But each time, those few mins stretched to long hours....and even though my body wanted sum time off....it was mind that kept resisting.....
Even in my sleep, i keep thinking about CAA(thats what i m working on..)...which files to include.. how to solve particular erors...which identity card file to update...which DICO file to modify...n so on...(this is CATIA CAA jargon...just read n forget...actually i m disobeying the IPR privacy policy....but who gives a damn.....)
Thats when it struck me.... I was slowly turning into a workaholic...... (seems pretty abstract, considering its only my second month at work...) Now you all wud be wondering....how come this self-proclaimed workaholic found time to write all this crap....the answer is simple...I got a couple of days free....coz a project is always initiated on a Monday, so I got 2 days to relax....pretty cool huh????
Well, not for me.... I am getting restless to start my project asap..... thats how bad the situation is.... I hv realized 1 thing......the more I try to get out of it, the more I am gonna get deeper into it...so for the moment, I feel writing abt it wud help..... lets c how it goes........I hope i dont end up like this......

P.S.... For all those who thought I will lose my PJ skills due to this, be ready to be disappointed..... all this work and very little play is leading to all the PJs being bottled up and stored inside my system.... so if ne1 does nething to let it lose, then GOD help them........I wont take any responsibility for the consequences......lol......

Its amazing what men can do....

2007-08-31T09:56:00.000-07:00

Gail: What is life?
Howard Roark lifts up a fallen branch, bends it in the form of a bow and says - THIS
Gail: Strength?
Howard: no...the fact that I can make something useful with my hands...thts life...

-The Fountainhead(by Ayn Wand)

I am not a fan of this novel...But this is my favourite part in The fountainhead...
For the uninitiated, Howard Roark, an architect, is the hero of the novel. He looks for creative satisfaction. While Gail, a businessman, looks for power.

Its been more than a month in the factory...I have seen the transformer come to life. From the very first conductor being wound on the winding to the stacking of the core. The transformer is currently in the assembly stage.
Looking at it, I cant help think about what a bunch of men could do if they put their head and hands together. Ofcourse only a couple of men are gonna receive the accolades, but deep inside we all know tht it wudnt be possible without us...And I keep using the pronoun "us", inspite of the fact tht I haven't done anything tht wud add value to this transformer...I am trainee...I am expected to observe...Then why am I counting myself as one of them?

Even observing something come to life is exhilarating...
The thought tht this transformer would touch lives of thousands of people itself is so fulfilling...It might make electricity available to villages, It might help run an industry...There are endless possibilities...In every which way, it would help them to make their lives better...

Today,we(Akshay, Komel and me) were having a discussion with one of our seniors as to how ppl in the software industry were earning more than us. I stressed on the fact that core engineers should work in the core engg rather than in software...I would still give up a job in a software firm any day for a job in core engg.(no offence meant to the software guys)

Its not tht I enjoy the job or anything...I still hate gettin up early in the mornings (a lot of guys do..check out the comm on orkut! There r more than 2 lac ppl in the I-hate-waking up-early comm)...I still hate working 6 days a week...Maybe I wud do an MBA in future, maybe I wud start sumthing on my own, wht the heck, I might even join a software firm...But I would still maintain tht seeing something come to life in 3D will never cease to amaze man...

Tell me... as kids didn't you enjoy planting chili seeds or mango saplings...Tell me...didn't do rush to the balcony in the morning to check whether the bud has bloomed into a flower? I hope you do these things even now tht u hav grown up... If not, Pls do...
I have seen the windings and the core being assembled into a transformer...Some lifeless copper and iron getting converted into something really useful...really beautiful... I feel proud... I feel satisfied....I feel amazed...sometimes I feel like God.

Its amazing what men can do, isnt it?

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The Salma hayek of all factories

2007-08-07T08:27:00.000-07:00

Its not a very enriching post but its quite entertaining(I think!) I will have no probs in removing this post if you guys feel tht its a waste of blog space... :)

Its been a long time since I posted! I received many smses from ppl who allegedly read my blog and they thanked me for taking a break from all the crap tht I have been publishing all so religiously for the last 6 1/2 months.... But you know wht...the celebrations are over! Jack is Back...er..srry I got carried there...

So? Wht do you wanna talk about? (Dont even bother answering, I cant hear you!) Let me tell you about my workplace...

As you know I work in (beep)... Some names have been changed (or beeped) to protect their identity...
My company is the leader in er...actually they are the leaders in whtever they choose to do! Transformers, Power distribution, automation, etc. etc. They are World no.1 (or thts wht they tell us) in all the fields I mentioned above...

The factory where I work is the Salma Hayek of factories... Its so clean tht you can even sleep on the shopfloor! (Actually you can sleep anywhere if you can sleep in my room...)
The canteen is amazing! Its the Hilary duff of canteens... The food is provided by a mallu gentleman. And if we continue with the analogy it turns out tht Hillary's father is a mallu! Hillary Kotian!! hahaha....

But obviously you came here to read my rants! But you havent got any yet...Its like David Dhawan trying to direct Swades! So here are my ramblings...

There are somthings I wud lik to change here... Firstly I want the timings changed... I dont particularly like getting up early. Also I want a off on saturdays. Who made this rule about core companies workin on sats and Software cos gettin a holiday...

Oh, yeah! maybe the softys get real tired of typing on the PC... And we dont get tired of working on the shopfloor... Who do they think we are? Who am I ? Spiderman? Its my gift..its my curse... (oopsie! I wasnt supposed to reveal my identity on my blog)

Warning: Despo mechie talking crazy..
And yes! I want more girls on the shopfloor! And I dont mean the anjuman types...

It will be an insult to the pretty factory! I want girls like Courtney cox and Salma hayek working it out on the shopfloor... For Pete's sake, whatever happened to gender equality in this country! (I can see my face being blackened by Shiv sena's mahila mandal...)

And...hmm...How about increasing our salaries ? I mean, we are working for cashew nuts! I mean cashew nuts in Goa! (Cashew nuts are cheaper than peanuts in Goa)

And how about makin me the President of operations, India...er... maybe tht was too ambitious of me... k.. Vice President will do for now...

Btw, inorder tht you guys believe tht I work a lil bit...lemme tell you tht I have my own Dell
laptop (2 gb ram) and my own fone (all calls are free!). Maybe its time they gift me a car... Honda Civic is wht I want... But wht the heck? I can work with a Honda City too...

God...they are gonna kick me out after reading this....So much for blogging...

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103 - TOW My Routine

2007-08-03T23:43:00.000-07:00

103 - The One With My Routine

Every1 who understands cricket , would know that after the initial jittery start, once the batsman is set, he can play a very long innings in the middle....For me, this was only partially correct...It seemed that i was into my groove right from the beginning...Immediately from the 2nd day, i had started Gym, n had begun to plan my days ahead... Here's what i came up with...my schedule...

I report to work daily at 9.45..(yaa...late as usual...)undergo training as decided....hv lunch at 1.30,...then again training, then get free at 6.30 pm.... Ofcourse..the training comes with a couple of nice coffee breaks....After that, on Mon-Wed-Fri, i workout in the gym.... on other days, i do Cardio or swimming....Weekends i hv decided to keep for relaxing or visiting home @ Mumbai...apart fm that, after I get home, theres hardly nething to do except watch TV, Orkutting or writing such silly posts....
So, lets c how much of my routine i stick to in the coming days.....ofcourse, everything will be documented here....so keep checking....
(P.S.- this is a relatively Shorter post...)

- Being a Teacher - Industrial Finance (and a HAMSTER)

2007-07-27T09:53:00.000-07:00

Just before i started to pen down this post, I looked into the dictionary to confirm the meaning of "hamster". You'll know why.

Teaching, be it at any intellectual level, is nothing short of a major challenge. I wonder why society banishes this profession so ruthlessly saying, "Those who're unable to perform in any field, take to teaching."

This stark realisation dawned upon me, not while lecturing the B.E. class 07-08 on Industrial Finance, but while I was sitting with my 4 year old niece, Esha, helping her out with her puzzle game.
The game had two-piece puzzles; on one was a word and on its fit was the picture representing that word. It was all good for about a couple of minutes; Esha picking a pic-piece, and I giving her word pieces to check the fit, trying my best to make her get the idea of word form.
All of a sudden I came upon a word piece that read "Hamster". I do not feel ashamed to admit that I had never come across that word till then. But it made me realise how far away I am from being adept at teaching, for that matter, even a 4 year old.
And the hamster piece was naturally one of the last few puzzles we solved. I recall the "match the column" exercises in which I used this tactic for elements did not know about. Keep solving till you have one remaining in each.

Finally, this is what a hamster turns out to be:

The dictionary says: short-tailed mouselike rodent often kept as a pet.

This petite, cute creature taught me that when it comes to knowing one's world, I'm no bigger than it is; certainly not more noticeable than......... a drop in an OCEAN.
Indeed, the best way to learn, is by being a TEACHER.

102 - TOW My Training Begins

2007-07-27T09:40:00.000-07:00

102 - The One Where My Training Begins

(Music.... Long Frame shot of GEOMETRIC, pan in....Abhijit walking in.... Music....)

My second day started in the least unexpected way.... I had decided that I'd join the company Gym that day, so had packed in soame workout clothes n sport shoes for myself...so me n Vishal had decided that we'd take the Scooty, n store the stuff in its bootspace, but to our dismay...(actually, dis is July)...the scooter was badly punctured....so we were delayed a bit....but we switched to Vishal's bike n scooted off to work...Vishal dropped me off, and I reached just on time....
My schedule was 9.30 to 6.30 training, with a lunch break in between. I thought it was gonna be really hectic n taxing ...especially coz i had a gr8 track record of attending college with similar timings...n trust me, when i did attend, i felt like i was getting tortured...(i hope my profs. dont read this...).
My training in the first week was supposed to be on C++, n i was expecting the usual C++ crap..but the training started from about level 6, n it was like facing 6 bouncers in an over...for the entire duration of the innings....(never dun that b4...). So to give a brief idea (actually i hv Dolphin , not Idea), c++ training was going to be really tough, coz it was a 10 day course crammed into a 5 day time slot... so I knew that we were in for some brainy action in the week ahead...n i would much rather not discuss it any more...
Moving on... one thing i loved there was the free n casual approach n work culture...ppl were in jeans, tshirts..semi-formals...I was looking really overdressed in the lot....with my plain full sleeved shirts, black trousers n black shoes....i decided fm next day, i'll be wearing casuals...
Along with that, i must mention here about the amount of Tea-Coffee every1 drinks out here... n why not..we hv a small Pantry section at virtually every corner inside the building...with tea-coffee machines n a microwave...but the greatest hit among everybody is a Cafe Coffee Day machine..that churns out everything ranging from a Cappuccino to Espresso to Latte , even plain tea or milk.....all that u'd get at a CCD outlet, except the BILL..... so its fair to say, i hv so much caffeine in my system, that i dont shut down till 2.30 am ....n still i dont feel tired...thats really sum hidden strength i discovered....
Since i hv brought up the topic of strength, i'd proceed to the Gym part...We hv an exceptionally well equipped and well maintained gym on our premises...along wid a nice swimming pool and a tennis courtas i said earlier..i had planned to start gym that day, n for the first time, i actually did what i had planned.... i changed and went in the gym....enrolled myself...spoke to the trainer abt my gym history....n then started my workout with some warmup, Cardio, and sum basic weights....about an hour in the gym made me feel good...refreshed n ready for action.....
But unfortunately, the only action left was to Go home , hv dinner n sleep...which i did with all my gusto.....
Once again, feeling that i hv achieved something....feeling that i hv put the time in my life to some good use...i retired to bed....waiting for a fresh new day tmrw......

More updates cmg up in my next episode....103....stay tuned..

(Music.....Credits.....production house Logo....Music....End...)

101 - TOA My First Day

2007-07-27T09:39:00.000-07:00

101 - The One About My First Day...

(Before u start, i would like to mention that this is a hybrid post between F.R.I.E.N.D.S. and Scrubs, title is like the former, while i m visualizing myself as if i m narrating this in a Voiceover, just like J.D. of Scrubs...)

Monday, 23rd July, 2007, a major landmark in my life.... its my first day of professional life...I joined GEOMETRIC SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS LTD.......... (dont get surprised...i was supposed to join TCS on 8th Aug, but this offer came up n was difficult to say 'no' to...)..Many of my friends know i always wanted to join GSSL... n so, there I was, being a part of my dream company as a fresher......
My first day was quite an experience in itself....I was required to report @ the Agra Fort Bldg..(yea, these ppl @ Geometric hv got strange nomenclature...gets even bizarre ahead...) at 9.30 am. After signing in at the reception, I waited for the recruitment manager to show up. The receptionist informed him abt my arrival, and I was asked to wait. After about half an hour, i was called in , and I recieved my Offer Letter with salary details. Immediately, I was shown the way to the auditorium, where, I was told, the Induction was going on... when I reached there, a lady then took me to another room, where actually the Induction was being held....n guess the name of the room....Takshashila....lol....(told u...bizarre). I was handed a huge bunch of forms to be filled, which i started to do wearily.. Passport Details form, PF form, PF nomination form, PF declaration, Insurance Form, Declaration, LTA n Food Coupons declarations n related forms, n what not.....all the while, the HR ppl were helping us with these forms, n clearing our doubts...
The form filling session was followed by various presentations...first up was the Organization Overview n Compensation structure clarification.... that was followed by the Infosystems Security rules n procedures ppt... which also included the use n rules of use of email id n related process.... the security presentation was very important as it stressed on the Dos n Don'ts, n also on the importance of Confidentiality.
After that, we were taken for lunch in the company canteen. A table had been arranged nicely for all us Joinees, and the food was also quite delectable. We all ate pretty quickly, in anticipation of the post lunch session, which was to begin @ 1400 hrs.
After lunch, we were educated about our payroll and all related areas, including how to maximize the Take-home salary... This session was followed by the opening of the Bank Accounts...here, representatives from 3 banks (CITIBank, ICICI n HDFC) entered the room n started boasting about their respective banks' offerings and other crap.... i was least interested to listen to all that, coz Vishal had strongly recommended HDFC...so i went in for an HDFC bank acct...now all the ppl who knw how a bank account is opened in nationalized banks, prepare to get amazed.... gone r the days of lengthy forms, signatures n tireless waiting for the account to get opened... all it takes now is a couple of signatures , a photograph, an id, n ur instant bank account is ready..(faster than u can cook Maggi...)..all complete wid ur ATM-Debit card, netbanking pin n cheque book...call it 2 min. account....
After that, again the boring presentations resumed.. with a wide gamut of topics covering the facilities layout, HR instructions, Admin instructions...n such other stuff....
At the end of the day, we got our Access Cards, sans our Ids...only blank access cards...we were told we'll recieve our ids in a week's time...after thaa, all our forms n documents were collected, and we were collected and we were asked to report to our immediate Managers... I wasnt assigned any, but i got a copy of my schedule of the week.....i had to begin C++ training the next day....so i went to chk out the training room on 2nd floor.... (only so that i could use my new Access card...).... Having checked out the room, and used my Card at every possible opportunity n more, i decided it was time to leave... so i went out to where my scooty was parked..(yes..i had ridden Minal's scooty that day..), where there was a customary bag checking..n left for home...beaming with pride on the inside....looking forward to the next morning...
More about my first week at work in my future posts.....

Something known as Feed Aggregators

2007-07-24T21:36:00.000-07:00

Hello, I didn't have much to write on the SPCE Mech blog here, so i decided to let u know an easier way of reading peoples blogs and sites which provide web feeds. Now what is this "Web Feed" ?
According to Wikipedia:

A web feed is a data format used for serving users frequently updated content. Content distributors syndicate a web feed, thereby allowing users to subscribe to it. Making a collection of web feeds accessible in one spot is known as aggregation, which is performed by an Internet aggregator.

Now, which aggregator do I suggest you to use? Well, I use Google Reader, its made on AJAX platform, which is an extension of Java, aah, forget the platform and all, heres how it works:

Point your browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Opera, etc.) to http://reader.google.com
Login with your Gmail account (yes the one which you use for email, same password which you enter while checking email). Do not worry about your password, the service is by Google, and you are not giving out your password to any third party by accessing this service. When you login (and already have some Feeds addresses added, it will look like this:

Now hows do you add Feed addesses? Here are 3 steps you follow to add feed and manage Google Reader.
To find feeds on websites or blogs, you need to look for this button on the site, besides that is the link, right click on that link and copy it. Add it in Google Reader and you are done, now when ever some one posts on the blog or site, it can be read on Reader.
Why to use this? well it saves time by not making you to access each blog or site to read the latest post. Its just like checking email, so whenever you login to check email, you can also catch up with the latest on your favourite blog!
Its based on AJAX platform as I told, which means it takes very less time to load, so stuff is checked in a jiffy!

So start using Google Reader and enjoy reading! ( If u happen to use it, do add my blog also!)

Siemens, cookies and damsels!

2007-07-22T03:56:00.000-07:00

The first week at Siemens was pretty good. I didnt really expect it to be so much fun. Everything at Siemens is so god damn lavish. The plush convention centre where we spent our days, the wooden ceiling (yes, wooden), the pretty canteen, the beautiful enviorn, did I mention the wooden ceiling?

Now, this is not my first time visit to a corporate office. I have been to Schlumberger's office and while it was pretty, it wasnt anything like Siemens.

We joined on Monday. We were asked to sign our names at the security centre. The security centre is wired and always has hip-hop songs playing.(Pretty cool, u wud think..Wait till u see the guard gyrate to the beats)

We were then asked to assemble at the convention centre.We were alloted table nos. At the tables we saw placards with our names inscribed on it.

I searched for "Arshat Chaudhary".

A rose was placed on the table along with a welcome message and a leather bag.

The hall was dressed in white! White tables,white chairs, white curtains...There was a big screen projector on the wall. There were two 43' LCD displays positioned halfway through the hall. The hall could seat more than 160 people!

Monday and Tuesday were spent attending lectures and getting a feel of the things around us.

On Wednesday, we visited the Kalwa factory which is actually situated near Airoli. This day was the only day I got really tired. But you might expect tht when you have to tour factories (five in no.) spread over 50000 sq mts of land.

Mine is a new factory,and its so new tht you can smell the paint! Most of the eqiupment was shipped from Germany. The doors are imported from Dubai and they open vertically (Like they show in sci-fi movies).
The storage area is airconditioned and its so large tht a 6 storeyed building would stand there! The shop floor is air pressurised. The girl:boy ratio was 1:137 when the reports last came in. There are 138 employees out of which only the receptionist is female!(subject to change without prior notice)
The project is top secret so I cant revel much data.

Thursday and Friday were real fun. We had settled down by then. All we did is sit on the last row and crack jokes all day long. Komel would come up would one good joke and 19 bad jokes every fifteen minutes. Abhijit should be proud!
I gotta learn a lot from Komel. Quite philosophical he is! Among all tht philosophy its good to have Akshay's cool attitude around.

I loved the breaks we got. The tea break being my fav, not coz of the tea but becoz they used to serve mouth watering cookies! We must have had atleast 12 different types of cookies - choclate chips, tuti-frooti, cocoa cookies etc. (And all tht free of charge! Mouth watering or what!)

Now the most imp question the mech guys must be dying to ask! "Were there any girls?" Lots! LOTS! Its been ages since we have been with with so many XX chromosomes in
one room. At all times (esp. during lectures) we had an option of admiring any of the 3 pretty HR ladies who were almost always present in the hall.

We had both western and southern zone GTEs at worli. And since I have always had a weakness for Tamil girls, this place was to me what Lords is to Ganguly.

I was really smitten by this dusky damsel. But the loser tht I am, cudnt gather the courage to talk to her.

Saturday was an outbound training to Silent hills resort , Palgher. More on tht later.Will keep you wonderful people posted as Siemens happens.

IndusHtrial PHinaance !!

2007-07-19T20:57:00.000-07:00

Greetings all.
Whether it's going to be tough time for the current B.E. Mech. class, or a smooth sail through, they themselves are to decide, like we did.

One special interaction they're surely going to have is with the new lecturer appointed by Dr. Bhonsale (our respected HoD.) for Industrial Finance. It was supposed to be taught by some Prof. Kutty from S.P. Jain, but now the baton has been handed over to a madcap known by the name of............. MAULIK D. MAVANI !!!!!
En route to my preparation for GATE 2008, (if that's a sudden revelation to you, dear reader, please absorb it with all kindness) I've been visiting college daily, to follow up on college matters, and for CATIA. I thought I'd sharpen my general skills a bit by taking up some lectureship stilt. (If anybody's trying to figure out the connection between GATE, CATIA and I.F., don't; I haven't tried deliberately either.)
Initially, I was a bit miffed when I came to know that I.F. was already taken by this gentleman, as I wanted to deal with it (one of my fav's). Yesterday, when I was at college, Sachin Navalkar came running up to me and asked me, "Did you meet Bhonsale sir?"
I said, "No, why?"
He said, "Prof. Kutty, for IF, can come only on Thursdays, so he's decided not to take it."
I sprang up saying, "Okayyyyy...!! I'm ready."
Like a kid escorting the teacher, he picked up my oldy type Chhaataa, and started walking... (lol!! the way he did it was funny.)
Then I had a long meeting with Dr. Bhonsale, and decided the course of action.
(The payment details aren't disclosed yet....anyway, who's going for it.....)
So, this is it for now. My lectures will be held twice a week.
Mon: 2 pm to 3 pm.( oh my God !! sleeping time.)
Thu: 10 am to 11am.
(Abhijeet Despo scraps me last night: "sure man....cya ... byee...tc...happy teaching.. n remember, u were at the receiving end of profs no more than 3 months back...so give the kids a break, ok???".......LOL...!!)
SPCE Mechanical ki........ JAIIIIIIII....!!!

Of pamplets, kakas and Aroop!

2007-07-14T00:51:00.000-07:00

The main reason this blog started was coz we wanted people to share their experiences.Read about the The Idea Here.

This is one experiences that I wanna share with you.

I know tht some of the readers here know about my plan about the classes I wanted to start. Go to www.topyourclass.co.nr for further details.

As you might know, one of the best method of advertising is through pamplets. So we decided to print some (800 copies) for our classes.

Once these copies were ready we had to distribute them to prospective students. This is where the fun starts. I and my cousin, Aroop, decided tht we choose K.J.Somaiya coll of engg. as the distribution site.

There was no security at the coll gate, so I went about my business, distributing pamplets to any kid with a hint of facial hair. In my entusiasm I forgot tht I was standing within the campus. Aroop, the law abiding citizen tht he is, was standing outside the gate, distributing pamplets.

All of a sudden, a kaka type guy (uniformed security) comes from god knows where and catches hold of the bag in which I had kept the pamplets.

kaka: Chalo, saab bulata hai.
Me: (realising tht kaka is surely marathi) Kaka pun zala kay?
kaka: te saheb tula saangtil...

Me: Alfa to Aroop..Alfa to Aroop...We have a Broken Arrow! Alfa is down! Alfa is down! This is not a drill! I repeat!This is not a drill!

Aroop came running. Aroop has a way with marathi kaka type guys.He has done his schooling from King george dadar(Sukhi's school). They give special training there.

But this time his charm didnt work. We were asked to sit near the security's cabin.

Kaka: Saab busy hai.
Aroop(to me):Tu tension mat le! BMC aur police mein apun ka bahut pechan hai(this was the King george in him talking)
I felt better after he said tht.

After 10 mins we got bored and started talking about our joining date, movies etc.

There was a bigger(in size and post) kaka who I thought was hinting at some chai pani.

Me:Bigger kaka, kahi tari kara na tumhi!!
Bigger kaka: Ata me kay karnar?? Tumchi pavti (receipt) fadnaar mothe saheb. Je karnar te saaheb karnar

What? there is an even bigger kaka?

After 5 more mins every body got bored but Aroop looked amazingly cool. He was like his father owned somaiya's. It was like it wasnt somaiya's but chaudhary's.

The original Kaka: Sahebaana thoda chaha-paani dya.
Aroop: Kay kaka? aamcha kade swatah nokri nahi!! aamhi kay denaar?

For the record, Aroop is placed in Infosys. And I am placed in Siemens.

Still, we gave him 50 bucks and got out of there.

Was a lot of fun!! We felt like we were a bunch of 22 yr olds(coz thts wht we are...)

One gyaan Aroop gave me was-No matter what happens, confidence lose nahi karne ka!
Point noted mate!

I also write at

Deadly Colour !!

2007-07-12T09:56:00.000-07:00

With daily visits to college, i noticed that the benches were refurnished with a decent grey look. But for those who don't know, the deadly pink has joined it to make the killing combo.
I wonder...who on earth found that colour worth a mech class room.
And if it's been selected in consultation with colour therapy experts, i bet our maananiya Govinda ji would make a better one!
Anyway, hope our future (academic) generations manage to keep our dear class rooms as beautiful as they can be.
Cheers!!!

Drug Life !!

2007-07-11T21:16:00.000-07:00

I know drug addiction is commonplace in our age-group. Yet, being aware about it, and witnessing it are two totally different aspects.
This came to me on the 11th of July, '07, as I was parking my car in the parking lot common to SPCE students.At the corner, near the small chamber built, this group of boys, possibly from Bhavan's college, were making SUTTA of some powder they had. I was going to college for the CATIA class; decided to leave them to their misery.
2 hours later when i returned, they were still there....... in that same misery, smoking their lives out as though there would be no tomorrow. Two of them were literally sparring over one last puff.
Not that these kids were victims of circumstance; kids from rich families (i know they're more into this).
Something even more disturbing was that they were in possession of a white Indica Taxi (with an all India permit), whose number I did note down, but didn't know what do do with it; since i'm unaware of drug-trade scrutinising laws.
These occurrences make me feel so bloody helpless.... something like a small boat is wrecked with the young sailors drowning; gasping for dear breath, before they're embraced by mighty death; and I, safe on the pier, watching them being tossed around till they succumb.
My mother sighed in relief when I said I didn't do anything...
"Maulik, refrain from this militant reformist attitude; first come to power and then try improving the world....what if you'd tried stopping them; they had drugs; they'd also be keeping guns and knives."
Where....when does one hold the power to save these kids....to make reforms that'd bring back the glory of pre-colonial India?
A.P.J. Kalam (Sir) repeatedly stresses on the importance of education(I don't mean literacy) and harnessing youth power to propel the nation towards glories like energy-independence by 2020, AIDS eradication..... The youth progresses...it progresses uniformly. We can't afford to have such extremes of conditions....at one end, extremes of intelligence, polish, goodness, growth, optimism....and on the other, extremes of negativity, destruction.
Where do we make those at the ends unite, and harness the power of unison?

Greetings, all !!

2007-07-09T02:36:00.000-07:00

It's been longer than a week since I first signed up to join the Blogo bandwagon. Here I am, making a maiden juvenile attempt, fluttering my wings in these intriguing skies.
LOL...! So very typically complicated. I know I've irritated you all, countlessly, by this very habit.
I'll try to frame it in the simplest form I can.
I feel happy when I read all your posts; varied in description, with a pinch of humour in each one of them, mostly describing the first days at work.... and i can't but help saying, "Sab bacche baday ho gaye yaar !!"
Hmmmm.. as far as work(job) is concerned, I have received many congratulations on my receiving the Army call, and many more astonished (possibly irritated and angry) reactions to my rejecting the call.
With all my heart, i thank you all for the loving concern showed. It actually felt like I have a huge 80 strong family scrutinising my decisions. But this isn't any childish complacency on my part.
Quite often, what happens is that (please try your best to get this analogy right) when a person ship-wrecked is lost in the vast seas, and has countless routes to choose, he tends to cling to the nearest buoy,and plot his strategy. But the final aim is the same, getting to the target island.
Similarly, with this kidaa in my mind to do something radical for India(Bharat), I have many avenues open.... with Army Engg. as the closest (buoy) to cling to. But I always knew that there's a much greater scope of executing my attack through different routes.
More important is the fact that it was your company, our B.E. Mechanical class of 2006-2007 that instilled in me, this faith and the confidence in my abilities to make it big...(okay, no ambiguities in the closing sequence). And I know that i shall excel.
Once again, a heartfelt thanks to you all, the B.E. Mech family for keeping me.
For more posts....later.
God bless all. Jai Hind.

L&T: Day One - Lunch & Tea

2007-07-06T07:12:00.000-07:00

The day started with I missing the bus bcuz i woke up late (Gosh......how will I manage to wake so early everyday?...)!
I couldn't believe I'll be late on the very First day! But thank god.... it was exact 8.30am when i reached gate 5...so I was on time...but was it really necessary?

all the GET (Graduate Engg Trainees) were gathered in the auditorium.... everyone filled with the excitement!

We were asked to fill a form except 3 we have already filled!
We did it happily not knowing whats ahead.....

Then came the First Tea Break!

We had some snacks n tea...n again occupied our seats.....
The document verification started at around 9.30am and went till 12 noon....
What we were supposed to do during the time? - seat on ur place.. and do TP!
Everyone was hungry by the time verification ended!

So we had Lunch Break!
The lunch was gud (all those who had been eating in mess will agree wid me :) )

Hoping the process will finish by 3 o clock.. we again occupied our seats...
this time the excitement was all gone..and the atmosphere was as gud as college auditorium.. just before any function.Everyone was chitchatting and cracking jokes as we do in college...with no limits literally! ;)

Then came a big blow that faded all our hopes... we were asked to fill 3 more forms and an Icard...

I was literally bored of writing my name and address again and again....
Why does a firm require the same info so many times?????

All done...forms submitted and we were told to wait till we get our I cards back...

This was the Second Official Tea Break!
we waited...
we waited...
we waited...
and
we waited!

So bored of waiting, we ourself declared our Third but Unofficial Tea break!
I got the feeling that i have beaten my own time record... of sitting in an auditorium.... I dont think I have spent so much time in coll auditorium...even after summing up all 4 yrs!...
We have been there for almost 8 hours!

Finally the day ended with a relief - we got all those docs done! :)
and A geat news...that...
We have a Holiday tomorrow! :)

So this was our first day at L&T : A Lunch & Tea Day! ;)
I will say... L&T has kept its promise..... ;)

(P.S. This was our first test - A test of patience....;)... but i nJoyed it a lot! :)

A Graduate Will Remember

2007-07-03T05:09:00.000-07:00

As the doors opened
We all ushered in-
Scared, unsure
A sense of eagerness within.

Our lives once separate
Had converged into one;
We'd all be with each other
Until the day we'd be done.

The journey started off easy
Laughing and having fun,
Maths I, and Mechanics
We'd only just begun.

Sophomores already!
Brand new challenges to face;
Harder schedules with a hall upstairs
Losing and adding some classmates.

Third year arrived,
Marking the second half of the long haul.
Card greetings and the expectations of a rose
Bringing much excitement to all.

Step-Up Day- Another turning point
Wow- It is here at long last!
The newest seniors wonder
Where the years went so fast!

Seniors experience...

Time whirling on
As do the hands of a clock
Not even the strongest or most powerful
Could ever make it stop.

I process up the aisle,
Wistfully wiping tears from my eyes
Must we leave after four short years?
For some of us, it's been three.

We leave behind a legacy
Like no other class before
And we, the Sunshines of 2007
Know that there is much more in store

Though like the sea we may part
I beg of you to try
Hold the memories close in heart
As we simply say "good-bye."

By:Holly Elizabeth Thoede, with a few modifications by me.

MBA....

2007-07-03T02:02:00.000-07:00

Who is Smarter than the Smartest

Once four MBA students were boozing till late night and didn't study
for the test which was scheduled for the next day. In the morning
they thought of a plan. They made themselves look as dirty and weird
as they could with grease and dirt. Then they went up to the dean
and said that they had gone to a wedding last night and on their
return the tyre of their car burst and they had to push the car all
the way back and that they were in no condition to appear for the
test. The Dean was a just person so he said that you can have a
retest after three days. They said they were ready.

On the third day they appeared before the dean. The Dean said that
as this was a special condition all four were required to be in
separate rooms for the test. They all agreed as they had prepared
well in last three days.

The test consisted of two question with a total marks of 100.

Q1. Write down your Names. (2 marks)

Q2. Which tyre burst ? (98 marks)

P.S.: Don't bother commenting that this was a copy-paste activity... I admit that... but it was worth sharing.....

hi ppl... WASSUP???

2007-07-01T07:18:00.001-07:00

dis is a gr8 idea 4 every1 2 know d details abt every1 in our class...

well 2 start of wid, i hv my joinin on 9 july at voltas in mumbai...
hopefully i wont b leavin mumbai 4 sometime now..
mr. drill shah is also wid me thr...

btw i had a gr8 vacation so far...
hv been out of my home almost everyday....
went 2 pune & alibag.....

pune trip was very eventful...
it rained cats & dogs when v reached thr..

now is d last week of d last vacation....
so will try 2 make it more happenin....

ppl pls post in wid all dat u can.....
i guess dis is gonna b gr8 fun....

enjoy..

one pointer

2007-06-30T07:59:00.000-07:00

please post wid original names... or atleast complete ur profile.. atleast others will kno who is writing or commenting.. this goes out to 'and then there was' n ' maverick'

My room at Bajaj Auto

2007-06-30T01:20:00.000-07:00

ok firstly i appreciate the efforts taken by whoever has taken them to start such a blog...also i salute such an innovative 'idea'..

so lemme give a jumpstart to get da ball rolling..
am joining on monday 2nd july(... like many of u).. so am all packed up ready to leave on sunday..
bt jus yesterday had been to BAL,akurdi to chk into my room n took a video of it..
heres da link u guys can chk it out
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnYQrz5fa60

cheers to a new start..

An idea can change your life!

2007-06-29T10:55:00.000-07:00

Well thts what they say on TV! I always distrust whatever they show on TV. This is cause my
aaji(Grandmom) used to say - "TV pe sab kuch jhooth-jhooth dikhate hain!" A point worth noting here is tht, I might have compelled her to say tht.

You see, I used to give 'stunners' to my kid sister WWF style! If Hulk Hogan could do it, I could do it too!

Well,thts the past...I was just 10yrs old! But this idea hit us in the present. What if we could have a blog where the entire class could write?

The IDEA

The idea here is to make people share their experiences. We are at that stage of our life where the skies have opened up for us. All of us will be flying off to different directions...We will conquer the unconquered...tame the wild...ride against the wind...

You may get into different fields of work - core engineering, software engineering, management,research, post graduation or you might even start your own company! Whatever you choose to do, we would like to hear from you...
And be honest guys, who doesnt want to know whats happening in Hiren's life or what Suril is
upto or does Ameya still drink water directly from the jug, even in the US .. :)

What stuff can you write about on this blog?
Anything. Like the style of teaching in your univ. in US?-Put it on the blog! Hate your boss? Had a tough day?- Jot it down. Exciting project? Promotion? Salary hike? Top scored in your MBA exams? Like the project you have undertaken? Like the girl who sits on the reception desk?- Write it down!

The need of this thing?
Manifold...
First, it allows everyone to stay in touch...I know, we have Orkut, but you cant write about your life on your profile page. Also, here you can comment on the post!
Second, there are times when you feel tht only your life is shitty...Wake up and smell the Koffee! Through the blog you know tht there are tough times in everyone's life.You are not alone!
Third, it helps build camaraderie...
Fourth, reading and writing is good for health(Ok,Ok, I made tht up!)

Who can write?

Anyone who can spell "Mathematiks"...Did I just spell it wrong? Alright,change of rules, anyone can spell "Maths"! You see guys, the grammar or the spelling is not important...What you want to share is more important.
We would also appreciate seniors writing in...Just think how much we can learn from say, Vinit or Kozema or Nihal. At the same time our blog will help our Juniors avoid mistakes we committed.

Guys, I have been blogging for the past 5 months and believe me when I tell you, its amazing!
I have been in touch with guys who range from future politicians to software enggs to IIM grads...Imagine getting into their minds...Its like you can live different lives! Its like through their writings you can read their souls!

The blogging experience has certainly helped me enrich my life! Now,its your turn...

As they say- the skies have opened up!